Eyelet cover



H. G. A. HEIT Feb. 20, 1945.

EYELET COVER Filed March 3, 1945 Inventor /L/efay @eeye Hei/ 'By Mi/WPatented Feb. 20, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT A,OFFICE EYELET COVER HenryGeorge A. Helt, Norfolk, Va.

Application March 3, 1943, Serial No. 477,873

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new anduseful improvements in coversfor terminal eyelets on electric wires, and has for its primary objectto -provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth,

novel means for insulating such eyelets while the wires aredisconnected.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide aninsulating cover of the aforementioned character embodying a novelconstruction and arrangement whereby the device may be expeditiouslyapplied to the eyelet and removed therefrom.

Other objects of the invention are to provide an eyelet cover of thecharacter described which will be comparatively simple in construction,durable, highly eiiicient and reliable in use, compact, and which may bemanufactured at low cost.

A11 of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of theinvention will become apparent from a study of the followingspecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing whereinlike characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an insulating cover constructed inaccordance with the present invention, showing the device separated froman eyelet.'

Figure 2 is a plan View of the cover.

Figure 3 is view in side elevation of the device.

Figure 4 is an end elevational View.

Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view, taken substantially on theline 5-5 of Figure 4.

Referring now t0 the drawing in detail, it will be seen that theembodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises asubstantially ilat, elongated socket I of resilient rubber. The socket Iis adapted to be slipped on a conventional metallic eyelet 2 on one endof a conductor Wire'3.

Extending into the socket I from its open end to an intermediate pointis a pair of opposed grooves or channels 4 which accommodate theconnection 5 of the eyelet 2 and the conductor 3. Inwardly of thegrooves o-r channels 4, the socket I has formed integrally therewith apair of opposed nibs or the like 6 which are engageable in the eyelet 2for releasably anchoring said socket I thereon. The closed end of thesocket I has formedintegrally therewith a pull knob or handle 1.

It is thought that the manner in which the device is used will bereadily apparent from a consideration o-f the foregoing. Briey, thesocket I is forced on the eyelet 2 and the conductor wire 3 in a mannerto engage the nibs 6 in said eyelet. In addition, the construction andarrangement is such that the socket I frictionally grips the eyelet andthe conductor wire. It will thus be seen that the eyelet will becompletely enclosed and insulated. The so-cket I, being of resilientrubber, may be conveniently removed when desired by simply pulling sameoff the eyelet 2.

It is believed that the many advantages of an eyelet cover constructedin accordance with the present invention will be readily understood,andalthougha preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated anddescribed, it is to be understood that changes in the details ofconstruction may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of theinvention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

A one-piece cover for a closed terminal eyelet of an electric wire,comprising an elongated nat socket constructed of resilient insulatingmaterial, said socket being open at one end and closed at the other endand having central opposed 1ongitudinal grooves in the inner surfaces ofits side walls to accommodate the electric wire, and a pair of opposednibs integrally formed on the inner surfaces of the side walls inwardlyof said grooves and engageable in the eyelet, said socket beinginherently tensioned to frictionally grip the wire and the eyelet and tocause the nibs to snap into the eyelet when the socket is placed on thelatter.

HENRY GEORGE A. HEIT.

